While sitting here thinking about what to blog about today, my son came up and asked me to separate two flat LEGO pieces. Instinctively, I tried to use my teeth, but then thought, “Stop!”
So I’ll tell you the story of when I vowed to stop using my teeth.
But I’ll back up. I used to use my teeth for everything. Cutting strings, removing tags, breaking apart LEGOs… they were the always handy pair of scissors/pliers in one! Then a few months ago, when shopping with friends, I found this great knock-off necklace in a cheap store that looked just like the Silpada necklace I have drooled over… only it was about $150 less. So, I paid $10 and walked out pretty proud of myself. I laughed with my friend, “This necklace will be great until it breaks!”
Then later in a dressing room, guess what: It broke. So, I immediately used my teeth to push the link back together. Voi-la!
But when walking out of the dressing room, my tooth scratched my lip – I had chipped my tooth!
I had a photo shoot the next afternoon. I couldn’t go with a chipped front tooth! I immediately called my dentist and scheduled a repair for first thing the next morning.
I was so mad at myself. I thought, “For the cost of the dentist appointment, I could have bought the REAL Silpada necklace. Oh why did I buy that *@#blasted#@! cheap necklace?!?”
The good news is, the dental assistant laughed at my story and after 2 quick swipes of the sander, my tooth was fine, and she didn’t charge me. So I vowed to use the money I would have spent at the dentist to buy a pocket knife… which I did.
So today, when I went to use my teeth to separate the LEGOs, I paused and grabbed my pocket knife. It was a little tricky honestly, and I came close to slicing my finger open, but in the end, the pieces were separated and I was the hero.
So there. Now you know a little bit more about me. Have a great weekend!
PS – I have never once worn the cheap necklace. So, in reality, I’m glad I never spent the money on the Silpada one! LOL!
